Viktoria von der Brüggen

Visual Artist and Art Historian - Exploring Landscape in Art

Colmar, Grand Est, France

About

Experience

  • Visual Artist at Self-employed
    Aug 2016 - Present · 10 yrs

    My work explores the physiological, aesthetic, and mnemonic sensations evoked by landscapes, gardens, and their vegetation. To give material form to these experiences, I work primarily with clay. Closely related to my ceramic practice, watercolor offers another space for color experimentation and for the development of initial ideas. Exhibitions: November 2025 - March 2026 "German Women Artists in Strasbourg: Viktoria von der Brüggen, Cosima Tribukeit, Ingrid Rodewald, Susanne Neiss and Ilona Maier", curated by Ryo Tomo, Strasbourg Art photography, Citadines Kléber, Strasbourg, France November 2025 ST’ART, group exhibition curated by L’art au-delà du regard, Strasbourg, France May 2025 Ateliers Ouverts, with Céline Martin, Hedy Adriaansz, Philippe Casson, Philippe Godderidge, Ilana Isehayek, Carolle Masson, Sandrine Stahl and Jan Claire Stevens, Celine Martin’s studio, Houssen, France May 2024 Ateliers Ouverts, with Céline Martin, Nahrae Lee and Ejoo Seo, Céline Martin’s studio, Houssen, France September/October 2023 Privileg, solo exhibition at the Von-der-Thann-Strasse studio house, Barbara Willmers Hillenbrand’s studio, Regensburg, Germany May 2023 Ateliers Ouverts, with Pascal H. Poirot, Valparaisot and Simon Jung, Pascal H. Poirot’s studio, Breitenau, France May 2022 Ateliers Ouverts, with Céline Martin, Nahrae Lee and Anne Marie Schoen, Céline Martin’s studio, Houssen, France September/October 2021 Der Garten: Rosemarie Crespin, Viktoria von der Brüggen, Céline Martin, Orangerie, Blieskastel, Germany (cancelled due to the health crisis)

  • German Language Lecturer in Environmental Engineering at Ecole nationale du Génie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement de Strasbourg
    Oct 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

    At ENGEES and EOST, I teach German as a foreign language with a focus on ecological and cultural topics for students specializing in water and environmental engineering. My teaching emphasizes discipline-specific communication and vocabulary and intercultural exchange.

  • Art historian and curator at Freelance
    2009 - Jan 2026 · 17 yrs 1 mo

    - Curating art exhibitions - Writing and editing catalogues for exhibition and art collections - Academic support for public and private art collections - Devising and coordinating cultural programmes, lecture cycles and conferences - Cultural marketing and development consultancy Projects and publications with: Kunstmuseum Basel Monastère royal de Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse Musée Unterlinden, Colmar Ville de Colmar Musée Eugène Boudin, Honfleur Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon SUAC (Service Universitaire de l'Action Culturelle), Université de Haute-Alsace, Mulhouse Fondation Custodia, Paris Plastik, Université Paris 1- Panthéon-Sorbonne Schaufenster, Sélestat CEAAC (Centre Européen d'Actions Artistiques Contemporaines), Strasbourg Université de Strasbourg Musées de la Ville de Strasbourg Galerie Jean-François Kaiser, Strasbourg Fondation François Schneider, Wattwiller

  • Lecturer in Art History at IEAC (Institut Européen des Arts Céramiques)
    Sep 2020 - Aug 2025 · 5 yrs

  • Interim Director at CEAAC
    Sep 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr